In praise of walking

walking

walking

walking

one step

after the other

I know it is not popular

to walk

in our motorized society

people drive

not me

i love to walk     :  )

I had my share of cars

they are practical indeed

but it is not sustainable

if everybody wants to drive around

in his and her own car

right?

we – humans – have been walking

ever since we climbed down from the trees ;  )

2 million years ago actually, Homo Erectus started to walk upright to inhabit the earth

walking all the way on his/her two feet

obviously

our body is made for walking

and i love to walk

especially when i walk barefoot

i can feel the earth under my feet

the stones, the sand, the grass and the rest

i feel connected

walking gives me a clear sense of space/distance

and of the time to cover this space

I am in close contact with everything that is

along the way

the trees, the hills, the plants

water puddles

the waves, the rocks, the flowers, the shrubs …

all the butterflies, the birds, the dogs

the ants …..

all creatures great and small

i really can take them into my awareness

while i walk

and to fellow humans i encounter

i nod “hallo”, i say a few kind words

or even stop and have a friendly chat

when i walk

i am more aware of the path

than fixed on reaching my destination

quickly

when i walk

i have to take it easy

i know it will take me a while

I relax

enjoy the moment

now

enjoy what is

now

here

isn’t this enough reason

to walk

more

and more often than we do

in our busy life?

inspired?